Michigan · Off-grid & homestead potential

Isabella County

59BoltScore / 100
#50 of 83 in Michigan

Isabella County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (33.6″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Isabella County scores

Hazard Safety34
Freedom56
Food41
Isolation53
Sovereignty82
Water78
Affordability71
$231kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$4,954Land / acre
33.6"Annual rain
0.8% of yrsSevere drought
62 miNearest metro
112People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
46.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Isabella County, Michigan

Is Isabella County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Isabella County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (33.6″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Isabella County, Michigan?

Land in Isabella County runs about $4,954 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Isabella County?

Isabella County gets about 33.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.8% of years.

How remote is Isabella County?

The nearest major metro is about 62 miles away, and population density is 112 people per square mile.

How Isabella compares in Michigan

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